definition of
vehemence

[1] #1 vehemence n. [emphasis] intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights". wn

[2] #2 vehemence n. [ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, violence, wildness] the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence". wn